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Quote by Quentin Crisp

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The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in...

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in...

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book...

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book...

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or...

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the...

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once...

In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

Just can't live that negative way...make way for the positive day!

Just can't live that negative way...make way for the positive day!

I don't have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.

I don't have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their...

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their...